Consumers Union allows its material to be distributed for noncommercial, educational purposes only (see our no commercial use policy).

Permission to reproduce Consumer Reports® articles:

Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports® magazine, ConsumerReports.org®, and other publications, is a nonprofit organization. We encourage educational and non-commercial user of our content by schools and other others. The nominal fee we charge is reinvested in our testing and publishing programs. Requests are reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

1. Permission for use in higher education (CCC)
Ask your school if it is registered with the CCC (Copyright Clearance Center/Academic Permissions Service). If it is, click the CCC link on the left. If not, see #2.

2. Other permissions

Educational organizations
Please submit a written request to:
CU Permissions
101 Truman Avenue
Yonkers, NY 10703-1057


Include the following with your request:

• Name, address, grade level of the students.
• Number of copies you plan to make.
• Description of how CU material will appear (including surrounding text), to show context. If all or part of the article is to be reprinted in another publication or document, include a sample of that publication or document.

Other organizations and professionals
Permissions are considered for non-educational institutions when it is clear that there is no commercial intent. As our No Commercial Use Policy states, in part, "The name of Consumers Union/Consumer Reports/ConsumerReports.org cannot be used in any advertising or promotion (including press releases) of any product or service that we have evaluated."

Include the following with your request:

• The same information requested above for educational organizations.
• Information about how the CU material will be distributed and to whom.